Development and feasibility of an mHealth intervention for psychoeducational support of Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomized cont... by Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Ka Yi Hong, Oluwabukola Sharon Ayo, Adetutu Sefinat Alade, Moshood Akinwumi Lawal, Ibironke Elizabeth Somoye, Victoria Adediran, Olamide Sado, Ka Ming Chow

“…Chemotherapy, a common treatment modality for BC, often leads to various physical and psychological side effects, impacting patients' quality of life. …”
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Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review by Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo, Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo, Nejimu Zepro, Nejimu Zepro, Nejimu Zepro, Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Sonja Merten, Sonja Merten

“…The review found that lack of financial resources exposed AYW to all forms of violence ranging from physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic violence. Nonetheless, financial reliance on a partner poses a long-term threat to AYW employment and financial stability.ConclusionSocio-economic status influences the level of IPV experienced by AYW in many countries of SSA, while evidence of the long-term effects remains uncovered. …”
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Integrating Clinimetric and Psychometric Approaches in Enhancing Osteoarthritis Care by Roxana Maria Sânziana Pavel, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Delia Carmen Nistor-Cseppento, Cosmin-Mihai Vesa, Anamaria Lavinia Purza, Delia Mirela Tit, Ada Radu, Simona Gabriela Bungau

“…The effective treatment of OA is contingent upon the accurate assessment of its clinical and psychological effects. In the present work, we aim to compile the most recent evidence regarding the clinimetric and psychometric evaluations of OA, with a particular emphasis on the hip and knee, a topic still insufficient approached. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury by WANG Chuhuai, YANG Jiajia, CHENG Xue, SHEN Ying, SU Min, ZOU Jun, GAO Xiaoyu, CHEN Long, HUANG Sisi, ZHOU Ting, LI Xin, WANG Hongxing

“…Rehabilitation assessment of SCI mainly includes sensory examination, motor examination, motor or sensory function rating, quality of life assessment, functional assessment and psychological function assessment (stress assessment, cognitive function assessment, and emotional state assessment). …”
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Intimate and Personal Sphere in the System of Vital Values of the Anomalous Person – the Offender by A. M. Bolshakova, T. O. Perevozna, I. O. Videnieiev, O. M. Khartsii

“…The study of the peculiarities of the structural and dynamic characteristics of the value and content sphere of the anomalous personality remains within the scope of actual psychological problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze the peculiarities of value orientations that represent the intimate and personal sphere, in the ideal representation, within conscious and unconscious aspects, as well as to analyze the place of the intimate and personal sphere in the structure of the assessment of reality in persons with specific personality disorders, who committed illegal actions. …”
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Social participation challenges and facilitators among Chinese stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study by Xiaojuan Wan, Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yu Zhang, Zhi’e Gu, Limei Xu

“…Potential interventions to empower survivors could aim to improve their stroke-related knowledge, provide psychological encouragement, incorporate skills training to improve communication with family members, and organise peer support groups to augment social support networks.…”
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Educating patients about health helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in the eastern region of India by Supriya Dasgupta, Reeti Debnath

“…This cost-effective approach significantly impacts physical, mental, social, and psychological adjustment behaviors.…”
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Investigating faculty-initiated verbal, physical, social, sexual, and cyberbullying: A cross-sectional study by Sefa BULUT, Driss AIT ALI, Hanane EL GHOUAT, Murat YILDIRIM, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Andrés Manuel PÉREZ-ACOSTA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Hicham KHABBACHE, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Lukasz SZARPAK, Francesco CHIRICO

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Mental Health in the Workplace: what Librarians in Croatia Think about It? by Antonija Filipeti, Marta Romac, Adrijana Al-Nidawi

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Protocol for the impact of CBT for insomnia on pain symptoms and central sensitisation in fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial by Michael Robinson, Chokkalingam Siva, Christina S McCrae, Ashley F Curtis, Jason Craggs, Chelsea Deroche, Pradeep Sahota, Roland Staud

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Challenges in Burns Management in a Tertiary Care Center in Albania by Vladimir Filaj, Ester Tabaku, Ina Kola, Ferdiola Gjonaj, Vilma Tafilaj, Henri Drinjak

“…Conclusion: Burn injuries present significant physical and psychological challenges. Despite advancements in burn care, the importance of preventive measures and public awareness campaigns must be addressed. …”
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Characteristics of patients with somatoform pain disorder by Lena Barth, Linda Baumbach, André Hajek, Lutz Götzmann, Katrin Feiks, Michael Rufer, Kyrill Schwegler, Bianca Schwennen, Kirstin Bernhardt, Uwe Wutzler, Paul Kaiser, Lutz Wittmann, Adrian Siegel

“…Abstract Background Patients with somatoform pain experience physical pain that cannot be attributed to any underlying medical or physiological cause, and it is often thought to be related to psychological factors. Health professionals encounter difficulties identifying this specific type of chronic pain, leading to suboptimal treatment strategies. …”
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Experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with low socioeconomic status: a qualitative study by Vahide Semerci Çakmak, Ebru Sönmez Sari, Serap Çetinkaya Özdemir

“…According to Theme 2, it was observed that the participants faced physical, psychological, and social difficulties. According to Theme 3, it was observed that the participants faced difficulties related to diabetes self-management, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin injection administration, and maintaining glycemic control.” …”
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Current attitudes to testicular prosthesis insertion during radical orchidectomy—An international perspective by Anthony Emmanuel, Abi Kanthabalan, Cameron Alexander, Nikita Bhatt, Vinson Chan, Odunayo Kalejaiye, Krishna Narahari, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Majed Shabbir

“…Conclusion Despite evidence confirming the safety and the psychological benefit of testicular prosthesis implantation during radical orchidectomy, current international practice suggests just over half of urologists always offer this to their patients. …”
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Interaction of the gastroenterologist and psychiatrist at management of patient with functional disorder of gastro-intestinal tract by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili

“…More and more doctors recognize pathogenic relation between psychological disorders and physical symptoms without obvious organic substrate and, therefore — necessity of creation of interdisciplinary alliances to provide qualified aid to considerable number of such patients.…”
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Nursing of a patient with furuncle of the nose treated with Tradition Chinese Medicine collapse stains (中药塌渍治疗鼻疖1例的护理体会) by WANG Dongmei (王冬梅), ZHANG Li (张丽), HE Zihao (何子豪), XIAO Hong (肖红), ZHU Xinyu (朱鑫宇), WANG Xing (王星)

“…The nursing assessment, application method and cautions of collapse stains, compostion of Chinese herbs, dietary guidance and psychological intervention were reviewed. Through the active intervention of the external treatment of Tradition Chinese Medicine, the level of nasal boils decreased, pain was relieved, and good results were achieved. …”
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The nursing management based on idea of "heterozygous treatment" for a patient in the face-down position after vitrectomy (“杂合以治”思想应用于1例玻璃体切割术后面向下体位患者的护理体会)... by FENG Xiaohui (冯小慧), YIN Kexin (尹可欣), YANG Tingting (杨婷婷), TANG Ling (唐玲), LI Ye (李野), DUAN Yixuan (段怡璇)

“…A comprehensive treatment with various methods, including psychological care, position management, complication prevention and Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques, were carried out to improve the postoperative rehabilitation and quality of life of the patient. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine: A Pilot Studyof Patients with Chronic Illness and Pain by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, JØrgen Anderson

“…There was a 17.3% improvement in self-perceived psychological health (p < 0.05) and satisfaction with health in general improved by 21.4% (p < 0.05). …”
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Music Drama as a Christian Parable: Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> by Nils Holger Petersen

“…Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> may work in a modern cultural context because it functions as a parable, easily understandable also in a modern political or social context, because of its deep human (psychological) insight and the empathy brought to bear on all the characters of the opera.…”
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Improve the quality of end-of-life in cancer patients using social representations of nutrition by Lucia Inmaculada Llinares-Insa, Encarna Chisbert-Alapont, María Amparo Benedito-Monleón, Pilar González-Navarro

“…Literature has analyzed the psychological and social problems that nutrition causes. …”
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